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Math Prob. - Dissecting A Heptagon (S606)
by Philip J. Carter and Kenneth A. Russell From the book "IQ Test" on 7/27/2008 Published by Sterling Pub. Co., Inc., in 2008 387 Park Avenue South, New York, N.Y. 10016 Test #3, Problem #1, Page 48 |
In how many ways is it possible
to dissect a heptagon? Click
'HERE'
to see the pictures, the problem's description, and
its solution.
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Subj: Math
Prob. - Find A Number (S605c)
From: Puzzles And Brain Teasers on 8/8/2008
Source: http://www.apuzzlezone.com/adailypuzzle/08-08-08.html
What number is it that, when
multiplied by 18, 27, 36, 45,
54, 63, 72, 81, or 99, gives
a product in which the first
and last figures are the same
as those in the multiplier,
but which when multiplied by
90 gives a product in which
the last two figures are the
same as those in the multiplier?
The solution can be found on my web site by clicking 'HERE'.
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Math Prob. - The Squarest Game (S606)
From the book "Mathematical Puzzles of Sam Loyd" Edited by Martin Gardner From: Dover Publications in 1959 |
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How can you score exactly fifty
points? Click 'HERE' to see
the picture, the problem's description,
and its solution.
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Subj: Math
Prob. - Find The Missing Number II (S605)
by Philip J. Carter and Kenneth A. Russell
From the book "IQ Test" on 8/6/2008
Published by Sterling Pub. Co., Inc., 2008
387 Park Avenue South, New York, N.Y. 10016
Test #2, Problem #37, Page 45
What number should replace the
question mark?
7, 11, 20, ?, 61, 97, and 146
The solution can be found on my web site by clicking 'HERE'.
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Math Prob. - Multiplication And Addition (S605)
From the book "Mathematical Puzzles of Sam Loyd" Edited by Martin Gardner From: Dover Publications in 1959 |
Give different values for A x
B = Y and A + B = Y. Click
'HERE'
to see the picture, the problem's description, and
its solution.
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Subj: Math
Prob. - Box Of Chocolates (S604)
From: Puzzles And Brain Teasers on July 30, 2008
Source: http://www.apuzzlezone.com/adailypuzzle/07-30-08.html
Mr. Gooch loves to bring home
sweet things for his four
sons. Today he brought
a box of chocolates. His eldest
son, Ricky, ate half the chocolates
plus half a chocolate.
The next, Jeremy, ate half of
what was left, plus half a
chocolate. His third son,
Gregory, ate half of what was
left plus half a chocolate.
And Lincoln, the youngest,
ate the last two chocolates
in the box. How many
chocolates were there in the
box?
Note: none of the chocolates was cut in half.
The solution can be found on my web site by clicking 'HERE'.
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Math PROB. - Weighing The Baby (S604)
From the book "Mathematical Puzzles of Sam Loyd" Edited by Martin Gardner From: Dover Publications in 1959 |
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How much does the baby weigh?
Click 'HERE' to see the
picture, the problem's description,
and its solution.
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Prob. - Maximum Product (S600b)
From: Puzzles And Brain Teasers on 7/10/2008
Source: http://www.apuzzlezone.com/adailypuzzle/07-10-08.html
P and Q are integers that between
them contain each
of the digits from 0 to 9 once
and only once. What
is the maximum value of P x
Q?
The solution can be found on my web site by clicking 'HERE'.
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Prob. - Next Number II (S600)
From: Puzzles And Brain Teasers on 7/10/2008
Source: http://www.apuzzlezone.com/adailypuzzle/07-10-08.html
What is the next term in this
series?
100, 121, 144, 202, 244, 400,
and ???
The solution can be found on my web site by clicking 'HERE'.
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Prob. - Next Number III (S603)
by Philip J. Carter and Kenneth A. Russell
From the book "IQ Test" on 7/27/2008
Published by Sterling Pub. Co., Inc., 2008
387 Park Avenue South, New York, N.Y. 10016
Test #1, Problem #10, Page 13
What number comes next in the
sequence?
483, 759, 264, 837, and ???
The solution can be found on my web site by clicking 'HERE'.
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Prob. - Three-Digit Number (S597b)
From: Puzzles And Brain Teasers on 6/27/2008
Source: http://www.apuzzlezone.com/adailypuzzle/06-27-08.html
Find a three-digit number containing
three different digits
where the first digit plus the
number formed by the second
and third digits, the first
digit multiplied by the number
formed by the second and third
digits, and the sum of the
three digits are all perfect
squares.
The solution can be found on my web site by clicking 'HERE'.
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Prob. - 10 Digit Number (S596)
From: LABLaughsClean on 6/17/2008
There's a certain 10-digit number
where that the first
digit is equal to the number
of zeros in the entire number,
the second number is the number
of 1's in the entire
number, and so on, to where
the 10th digit is the number
of 9's in the entire number.
What is the number?
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x
x
x
x
Scroll down for the answer
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x
x
x
x
Here it comes
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x
x
x
x
6210001000
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Prob. - Find Michael's Age (S594b)
From: Puzzles And Brain Teasers on 6/8/2008
Source: http://www.brainteaserarchive.com/TeaserContest/contacts.php
Once there were 9 children, all
of which were in the same
family. They were all
born 18 months apart. The oldest
one George was 5 times older
than the youngest one Michael.
How old was Michael?
The solution can be found on my web site by clicking 'HERE'.
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Subj: Math
Prob. - Party Favors (S594)
From: Puzzles And Brain Teasers on 6/5/2008
Source: http://www.apuzzlezone.com/adailypuzzle/06-06-08.html
Sheila, buying favors for a party
she was giving, was
having difficulty deciding on
how many more favors to buy.
She started out by planning
to give everyone three favors,
but when she divided the favors
she had by 3, she had one
left over; when she divided
by 4, she had two left over;
by 5, she had three left over;
and by 6, she had four left
over. Since she was going
to have ten guests, this would
not work. She counted
the favors and realized that, by
adding two more, she could divide
the favors evenly. What
is the smallest number of favors
she could already have
bought to meet those specifications?
The solution can be found on my web site by clicking 'HERE'.
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Prob. - Letters To Numbers (S593)
From: Puzzles And Brain Teasers on 5/28/2008
Source: http://www.apuzzlezone.com/adailypuzzle/05-28-08.html
You can replace the letters below
with numbers,
so that the addition will be
correct numerically.
MOM + MOM + NO = BOOK
The solution can be found on my web site by clicking 'HERE'.
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Prob. - Find The Missing Number (S592)
From: LABLaughsRiddles on 5/20/2008
What number completes the following
sequence?
60, 60, 24, 7, ??, and 10
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x
x
x
x
Scroll down for the answer
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x
x
x
x
Here it comes
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x
x
x
x
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52.
60 seconds in a minute, 60 minutes
in an hour, 24 hours
in a day, 7 days in a week,
52 weeks in a year, 10 years in
a decade.
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Prob. - Find A Four Digit Number (S591)
From: Puzzles And Brain Teasers on 5/13/2008
Source: http://www.apuzzlezone.com/adailypuzzle/05-13-08.html
Find a four-digit number, with
four different digits, that
equal to the number formed by
its digits in descending order
minus the number formed by its
digits in ascending order.
The solution can be found on my web site by clicking 'HERE'.
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Prob. - Next Number (S590c)
From: LABLaughsRiddles on 5/8/2008
What comes next in the following
sequence?
1, 1.7321, 2.2361,
2.6458, 3, 3.3166 ??
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x
x
x
x
Scroll down for the answer
x
x
x
x
x
Here it comes
x
x
x
x
x
3.6056 which is the square root
of 13. The numbers in the
sequence are the square roots
of 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, and 13.
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Prob. - A Multiplication Problem (S589)
From: LABLaughsRiddles on 4/29/2008
TWO x TWO = THREE
Each letter stands for one and
only one digit, and no digit
is represented by more than
one letter. Can you work out
what digits the letters in the
above multiplication stand
for so that the identity above
is actually correct?
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x
x
x
x
Scroll down for the answer
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x
x
x
x
Here it comes
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x
x
138 x 138 = 19044
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LOGIC PROB. - Four Blocks (S606c)
by Philip J. Carter and Kenneth A. Russell From the book "IQ Test" on 8/15/2008 |
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Which set of four blocks completes
the sequence?
Click 'HERE'to
see the picture, the problem's
description, and its solution.
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LOGIC PROB. - Pentagon Series (S604b)
by Philip J. Carter and Kenneth A. Russell From the book "IQ Test" on 7/27/2008 Published by Sterling Pub. Co., Inc., in 2008 387 Park Avenue South, New York, N.Y. 10016 Test #1, Problem #24, Page 21 |
Which pentagon continues the
series? Click 'HERE' to see
the picture, the problem's description,
and its solution.
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LOGIC PROB. - Missing Face (S603c)
by Philip J. Carter and Kenneth A. Russell From the book "IQ Test" on 7/27/2008 |
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What face should replace the
question mark? Click 'HERE'
to
see the picture, the problem's
description, and its solution.
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PROB. - Hairs On The Head (S602)
From: Puzzles And Brain Teasers on 7/22/2008
Source: http://www.apuzzlezone.com/adailypuzzle/07-18-08.html
Given that there are more people
living in Dublin than there are
hairs on the head of any Dubliner,
and that no Dubliner is totally
bald, does it necessarily follow
that there must be at least two
Dubliners with exactly the same
number of hairs?
Here is a variant of the same
problem: on the island of Alopecia,
the following facts are true:
1. No two islanders
have exactly the same number of hairs.
2. No islander
has precisely 450 hairs.
3. There are more
islanders than there are hairs
on
the head of any one islander.
What is the largest possible
number of islanders on Alopecia?
The solution can be found on my web site by clicking 'HERE'.
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LOGIC PROB. - Triangle Fill-in (S600b)
From: Dell Crossword Special for July 2008, Page 32 Published bimonthly by Dell Magazines a division of Crosstown Publications 6 Prowitt St. Norwark, CT 06855-1220 |
Fill-in each triangle with the
proper 3-letter word so that
all the corners where the triangles
meet have the same letter.
Click 'HERE'
to see the larger picture, the problem's
description, and its solution.
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LOGIC PROB. - Missing Numbers (S600)
From the book "Mathematical Puzzles of Sam Loyd" Edited by Martin Gardner From: Dover Publications in 1959 |
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Can you restore the missing digits?
Click 'HERE' to see
the picture, the problem's description,
and its solution.
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LOGIC PROB. - Trace Elements (S599b)
From: Dell Crossword Special for September 2008, Page 51 Published bimonthly by Dell Magazines a division of Crosstown Publications 6 Prowitt St. Norwark, CT 06855-1220 |
Within the boundaries of the
shape above, draw the outline
of the five figures described.
Click 'HERE' to see the
larger picture, the problem's
description, and its
solution.
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LOGIC PROB. - Trace Elements II (S602b)
From: Dell Crossword Special for May 2008, Page 90 Published bimonthly by Dell Magazines a division of Crosstown Publications 6 Prowitt St. Norwark, CT 06855-1220 |
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Within the boundaries of the
shape above, draw the outline
of the five figures described.
Click 'HERE' to see the
larger picture, the problem's
description, and its
solution.
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LOGIC PROB. - Cryptic Math II (S601)
From: Dell Crossword Special for May 2008, Page 65 Published bimonthly by Dell Magazines a division of Crosstown Publications 6 Prowitt St. Norwark, CT 06855-1220 |
Each of the nine letters stands
for one of the numbers one
through nine, but no two letters
stand for the same number.
Using the given clues, can you
deduce the number represented
be each letter?
Click 'HERE'
to see the larger picture, the problem's
description, and its solution.
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LOGIC PROB. - Cryptic Math (S599)
From: Dell Crossword Special for September 2008, Page 47 Published bimonthly by Dell Magazines a division of Crosstown Publications 6 Prowitt St. Norwark, CT 06855-1220 |
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Each of the nine letters stands
for one of the numbers one
through nine, but no two letters
stand for the same number.
Using the given clues, can you
deduce the number represented
be each letter?
Click 'HERE'
to see the larger picture, the problem's
description, and its solution.
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PROB. - Poker Hand (S595)
From: Puzzles And Brain Teasers on 6/11/2008
Source: http://www.apuzzlezone.com/adailypuzzle/06-11-08.html
In a game of poker, one of the
hands of five cards had the
following features:
There was no card
above a 10 (an ace is above a 10 in poker).
No two cards were
of the same value.
All four suits
were represented.
The total values
of the odd and even cards were equal.
No three cards
were in sequence.
The black cards
totaled 10 in value.
The hearts totaled
14.
The lowest card
was a spade.
What was the hand?
The solution can be found on my web site by clicking 'HERE'.
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Puzzle - Hidden Message (S605b)
From the book Optical Illusions, page 243 by Keith Kay Published by Sterking Publishing Company, Inc., 1997 387 Park Avenue South, New York, N.Y. 10016 |
Can you find the hidden message
in the drawing. Click 'HERE'
to see the larger drawing, hints,
and solution.
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Puzzle - The Necklace Puzzle (S603)
..........From the book "Mathematical Puzzles of Sam Loyd" Edited by Martin Gardner From: Dover Publications in 1959 |
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How much should the lady pay
to have her necklace made?
Click 'HERE'
to see the picture, the problem's description,
and its solution.
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Puzzle - Pony Puzzle (S602)
From the book "Mathematical Puzzles of Sam Loyd" Edited by Martin Gardner From: Dover Publications in 1959 |
Rearrange the six pieces to make
the best possible picture
of a horse. Click 'HERE'to
see the picture, the problem's
description, and its solution.
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Puzzle - Tug Of War (S599)
From the book "Mathematical Puzzles of Sam Loyd" Edited by Martin Gardner From: Dover Publications in 1959 |
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The first two tug of war contests
were draws. Who should
win the third contest?
Click 'HERE' to see the picture,
the problem's description, and
its solution.
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Puzzle - The Four Elopements (S598)
From the book "Mathematical Puzzles of Sam Loyd" Edited by Martin Gardner From: Dover Publications in 1959 |
Ferry four jealous couples across
the river. Click 'HERE'
to see the picture, the problem's
description, and its
solution.
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Puzzle - Uncle Sam's Fob Chain (S597)
From the book "Mathematical Puzzles of Sam Loyd" Edited by Martin Gardner From: Dover Publications in 1959 |
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Uncle Sam's watch fob has four
coins in it. Each coin has
multiple holes in it.
How many unique chains can be made?
Click 'HERE'
to see the picture, the problem's description,
and its solution.
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Puzzle - The Hidden Star (S596)
From the book "Mathematical Puzzles of Sam Loyd" Edited by Martin Gardner From: Dover Publications in 1959 |
Can you find a perfect five-pointed
star in the above pattern.
Click 'HERE'
to see the larger picture, and its solution.
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Puzzle - Chickens In The Corn (S595)
From the book "Mathematical Puzzles of Sam Loyd" Edited by Martin Gardner From: Dover Publications in 1959 |
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Show the farmer and his wife
how to catch the chickens.
Click 'HERE'
to see the picture, the problem's description,
and its solution.
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Puzzle - Greek Symbol (S594)
From the book "Mathematical Puzzles of Sam Loyd" Edited by Martin Gardner From: Dover Publications in 1959 |
Draw the Greek symbol with a
continuous line, making the
fewest possible turns. Click
'HERE'
to see the picture,
the problem's description, and
its solution.
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Puzzle - The Great Horseshoe Puzzle (S593)
From the book "Mathematical Puzzles of Sam Loyd" Edited by Martin Gardner From: Dover Publications in 1959 |
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With two straight cuts divide
the horseshoe into seven pieces,
one nail hole in each piece.
Click 'HERE' to see the picture,
the problem's description, and
its solution.
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Puzzle - Fore And Aft (S592)
From the book "Mathematical Puzzles of Sam Loyd" Edited by Martin Gardner From: Dover Publications in 1959 |
Exchange the black and white
pegs in the fewest number of moves.
To see the picture, rules, and
solution on my site, click
'HERE'.
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Puzzle - Bicycle Tour (S591)
From the book "Mathematical Puzzles of Sam Loyd" Edited by Martin Gardner From: Dover Publications in 1959 |
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Show the route from Philadelphia
to Erie passing once
through all the towns.
Click 'HERE' to see the map,
the problem's description, and
its solution.
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Puzzle - Catching A Christmas Turkey (S590)
From the book "More Mathematical Puzzles of Sam Loyd" Edited by Martin Gardner From: Dover Publications in 1960 |
Here is a pretty little two player
game as well as a puzzle.
To see the picture, rules, and
solution on my site, click
'HERE'.
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Puzzle - Dunce Puzzle (S589)
From the book "More Mathematical Puzzles of Sam Loyd" Edited by Martin Gardner From: Dover Publications in 1960 |
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In this puzzle with picture Sam
Loyd gives us three boys
with the numbers 3, 1, and 6
on their shirts and the
following question:
How can these three little boys
arrange themselves so
that the digits marked on their
clothing will form a
three digit number evenly divisible
by seven?
You can view this problem, drawing,
and solution on my
web site by clicking 'HERE'.
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Smiley with computer
From: tom on 3/14/2008 |